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Feu­er und Eis part­ner tour

Mont Blanc West — French and Swiss mountains

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  • Duration: 7 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 69 km
  • Altitude: (+) 4435 m
  • Altitude: (-) 5070 m
  • Difficulty:
Mont Blanc towers maje­s­ti­cal­ly amidst the hig­hest peaks in the Alps. If you want to cir­cum­na­vi­ga­te this mas­sif, you are ven­tu­ring onto one of the most beau­tiful long-distance hiking trails in Euro­pe. High pas­ses, dre­a­my vil­la­ges and cozy moun­tain inns await you, whe­re you can rech­ar­ge your bat­te­ries for the chal­lenges ahead. The Tour Mont Blanc is one of the gre­at clas­sics for hikers from all over the world who are all loo­king for the same thing. Fan­ta­stic moun­tain pan­ora­mas, tran­quil­li­ty and unspoilt land­scapes. You are gua­ran­teed to find what you are loo­king for on this trip. 
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Itinerary / Stages

Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Martigny
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The small town of Mar­tigny is idyl­li­cal­ly situa­ted in the Rhô­ne val­ley. Stroll up to La Batiaz Cast­le or for­ti­fy yours­elf for the days ahead in one of the many restaurants. 
Mar­tigny — Argentière
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 900m Höhe (-): 900m
Ear­ly mor­ning bus ride or trans­fer to Tren­to. You start your first day of hiking with an ascent to the Col de Bal­me pass (2191 m), whe­re you can rest in a rustic moun­tai­nee­ring hut. Here you have fan­ta­stic views of Mont Blanc and the Cha­mo­nix val­ley! A des­cent takes you down to a gras­sy sadd­le with gra­zing catt­le and a cozy moun­tain hut. An impres­si­ve ridge path over the sum­mit of the Aigu­iel­le­te de Pos­se­tes now leads you through rocky ter­rain with a tre­men­dous pan­ora­ma of the sur­roun­ding gla­ciers. The des­cent is mas­te­red on a steep hiking trail, which later leads along the moun­tain stream to the finish. A fan­ta­stic day amidst the hig­hest moun­tain giants! 
Argen­tiè­re — Chamonix
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 1050m Höhe (-): 350m
The most spec­ta­cu­lar part of the Mont Blanc cir­cuit awaits you today: you climb steep rocks on well-secu­red lad­ders and ascend to the bright blue moun­tain lake Lac Blanc. In the after­noon, the rou­te takes you over the Grand Bal­con, a gre­at high-alti­tu­de trail along the moun­ta­in­si­de and through blueber­ry fields to Plan Praz with its café at 2000m! Here you take the cable car and float down to the legen­da­ry moun­tai­nee­ring town of Cha­mo­nix. Take a stroll through the magni­fi­cent pede­stri­an zone with its colorful­ly deco­ra­ted hou­ses! You can choo­se to make this stage a litt­le easier and skip the adven­tur­ous clim­bing sections. 
Cha­mo­nix — Les Houches
Distanz: 12 km Höhe (+): 550m Höhe (-): 1570m
Today, the cable car takes you effort­less­ly up to 2000m. Now it’s not far to the Col du Bré­vent pass (2368m), from whe­re you climb over impres­si­ve bould­ers to the Bré­vent vie­w­ing sum­mit. From the pan­o­r­amic plat­form, known as the best van­ta­ge point on Mont Blanc, you can admi­re the gla­ciers and firn peaks of the ice giants. Past the bizar­re­ly shaped moun­tain lake Lac du Bré­vent, a beau­tiful hiking trail leads down to the Bel-Lachat refu­ge. You can rest the­re befo­re con­ti­nuing the steep des­cent, which takes you past the Mer­let Alpi­ne Wild­life Park through the forest into the val­ley. Today you will spend the night in the val­ley of the Arve river, which is fed by gla­cial waters, in one of the many small vil­la­ges in the muni­ci­pa­li­ty of Les Houches. 
Les Hou­ch­es — Les Contamines 
Distanz: 10 km Höhe (+): 550m Höhe (-): 1290m
Get up clo­se and per­so­nal with the famous Mont Blanc tram­way today and walk along the tracks for a while! From Bel­le­vue, you can see the impo­sing ter­mi­nus of the bold­ly built cog rail­road next to the ice field. An inte­res­t­ing high-level trail leads you to an adven­tur­ous sus­pen­si­on bridge on which you cross the rus­hing gla­cial stream! Con­ti­nue across moun­tain mea­dows to the Col de Tri­cot pass (2120m) and down to the Mia­ge huts. After ano­ther climb, you reach the cozy rest stop at the Truc-Alpe. Stop off and lis­ten to the bells of the gra­zing cows. Your desti­na­ti­on of Les Con­ta­mi­nes lies in the Mont­joie val­ley, famous for the deli­cious chee­ses from the num­e­rous sur­roun­ding moun­tain pas­tu­res. Visit one of the cheese dairy stores and sam­ple Savoy­ard cheese with red wine and fresh baguette. 
Les Con­ta­mi­nes — Les Cha­pieux — Bourg Saint-Maurice
Distanz: 18 km Höhe (+): 1385m Höhe (-): 960m
The last stage will make moun­tai­neers’ hearts beat fas­ter: you hike in the foot­s­teps of the Romans over gurg­ling gor­ges, encoun­ter dif­fe­rent types of rock, have deep views of gla­cial lakes and climb two high pass crossings! You pass the sou­thern­most point of the Mont Blanc mas­sif, whe­re you can enjoy end­less views of the sou­thern mas­sifs of the French Alps. First you take a lei­su­re­ly hike along the river to the baro­que pil­grimage church of Not­re Dame de la Gor­ge, from whe­re you begin the long ascent to the pass sum­mits. From the Col du Bon­hom­me (2329m), con­ti­nue along a rocky moun­tain path to the Col de la Croix du Bon­hom­me pass (2450m). Rech­ar­ge your bat­te­ries at the Refu­ge de la Croix du Bon­hom­me, a tra­di­tio­nal refu­ge run by the French Alpi­ne Club. A final des­cent across alpi­ne mea­dows crossed by moun­tain streams takes you into the Val­lée des Gla­ciers (Val­ley of the Gla­ciers), whe­re you can toast your suc­cessful hiking week in the small ham­let of Les Cha­pieux! A short trans­fer takes you down to the over­night resort of Bourg-Saint-Mau­rice. Enjoy a rela­xing final evening and reflect on your hiking week over a glass of wine! 
Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re or exten­si­on possible
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A stroll through the typi­cal French Alpi­ne vil­la­ge, a ride on the funi­cu­lar to the hiking area of the Arcs are wort­hwhile befo­re your depar­tu­re! Or spend a few more days rela­xing in the Savoy region! 

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Booking code: MONT-BLANC-WEST

Minimum number of participants: 2

Season

22.08.2025 — 06.09.2025 (Arri­val: daily)
22.08.2025 — 06.09.2025 (Arri­val: daily)

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Single room

EUR 1.570,00
EUR 1.570,00

Double room*

EUR 1.085,00
EUR 1.085,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2025 — 31.12.2025) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Mar­tigny in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(01.01.2025 — 31.12.2025) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Mar­tigny in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 160,00
EUR 115,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2025 — 31.12.2025) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Bourg St. Mau­rice in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(01.01.2025 — 31.12.2025) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Bourg St. Mau­rice in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 170,00
EUR 85,00

Additional transfers

(01.01.2025 — 31.12.2025) Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer from Bourg Saint-Mau­rice to Mar­tigny (max. 8 people)

Price

EUR 539,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al hiking (no group tours)
  • 6 x over­night stays in *** hotels and guest­hou­ses (French clas­si­fi­ca­ti­on), depen­ding on avai­la­bi­li­ty, rooms with pri­va­te bath­room can­not always be booked 
  • 6 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­fer from accom­mo­da­ti­on to accommodation
  • Trans­fers accor­ding to program
  • Well-pre­pared rou­te guidance
  • Detail­ed digi­tal tra­vel documents
  • Navi­ga­ti­on app and GPS data available
  • 7‑day emer­gen­cy ser­vice number
Excluded services
  • Arri­val and depar­tu­re for the tour
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 per person/night)
  • Hiking equip­ment
  • Par­king fees
  • Per­so­nal expenses
  • Tips
  • Meals and drinks, unless spe­ci­fied above
  • Tra­vel on public trans­port and cable cars etc. not included

Additional information

Tour cha­rac­ter
You need to be in very good phy­si­cal con­di­ti­on for the long stages. The­re are some expo­sed sec­tions, and you need to be sure-foo­ted and have a head for heights! 
Arri­val
From Zurich in 2.5 — 3 hours via Visp. Direct trains from Gen­e­va, approx. 1.5 hours. 
Return jour­ney
The return jour­ney to Mar­tigny is incon­ve­ni­ent. Rail jour­ney via Cham­be­ry, Anne­cy and Vallor­ci­ne to Mar­tigny in 8 hours. Alter­na­tively, an orga­ni­zed return trans­fer can be booked. 
Other notes
To ensu­re a stress-free start to the trip, we recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening in most cases. Some tours start as ear­ly as mid­day, in which case we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re and will be hap­py to book an extra night for you at the same time. The indi­vi­du­al return jour­ney takes place on the last day of the tour. The kilo­me­ters are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al kilo­me­ters cover­ed. This tour is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with redu­ced mobility. 
Mini­mum num­ber of participants
If a mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is requi­red for the tour to take place, this is sta­ted under Pri­ces and ser­vices. If the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is not rea­ched, we reser­ve the right to can­cel the trip up to four weeks befo­re the date of arri­val. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
Insu­ran­ces
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding tra­vel inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is recom­men­ded in any case. Infor­ma­ti­on can be found at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
7‑day care­free number
No mat­ter how well plan­ned a trip is, in rare cases unex­pec­ted things hap­pen. At such times, it’s nice to have someone you can rely on on site. For this reason, you will have a local cont­act per­son on our indi­vi­du­al acti­vi­ty tours who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as sta­ted in the tra­vel docu­ments, can be cont­ac­ted in an emergency.
Par­king
Limi­t­ed num­ber of par­king spaces at Mar­tigny sta­ti­on. CHF 10/day. Paya­ble on site. No advan­ce reser­va­ti­on possible. 
Part­ner tour
This trip is orga­ni­zed by our part­ner agen­cy. You will the­r­e­fo­re recei­ve the agen­cy’s tra­vel docu­ments. On this trip you use the navi­ga­ti­on app of our part­ner agency.

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If something should happen along the way, you are well covered:
ERGO travel insurance, which is only included with Feuer und Eis, covers search, rescue and recovery costs of up to €10,000.

Even in the event of more serious accidents, the insurance cover is reliable and supports you or your relatives with clearly defined assistance and cash benefits.
Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

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If something comes up on the road, you stay mobile.
Breakdown, accident or theft: ERGO's exclusive travel insurance with Feuer und Eis covers repairs or additional travel costs - quickly and easily.

Details and conditions can be found under Feuer und Eis travel insurance.

Being sustainable together

We are delighted to have been able to make a difference together with the Tegernsee vacation region since September 2020. Whether cultural, economic or natural sustainability, every aspect and every action is a positive step for the region in which we live. Together with other companies in the Tegernsee Valley, we look forward to actively working together to protect this wonderful spot on earth. As an exclusive tour operator for active travel in nature, we see it as our duty to sensitize all our travellers and protect our nature and homeland.

What do we want to achieve - added value and ecological footprint:

  • to bring people closer to nature in an authentic way
  • to work closely with regional partners and hosts
  • to create added value for the region and at the same time create added value for the guests
  • active participation in animal welfare (since January 2020)
  • CO2 optimizations in the itinerary